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San Diego, day by day

San Diego is a bay, a mesa of museums and a coastline, in the best climate in the country: the zoo and the Spanish-colonial pavilions of Balboa Park, an aircraft carrier you can walk, a Victorian hotel on a beach, sea lions on the rocks of La Jolla and sunsets off the cliffs of Point Loma. Start with three days that take the park, the waterfront and the coast, with the prices and hours the attractions publish for 2026.

Updated 12 September 2026 · 9 official sources checked · report an error

San Diego
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3 days in San Diego

3 Days in San Diego
3 days3 Days in San DiegoThe San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park's museums and gardens and Little Italy, the USS Midway, the Star of India, Coronado and the Gaslamp Quarter, then Old Town, La Jolla Cove, Cabrillo National Monument and Sunset Cliffs.

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Good to know in San Diego

Tickets and opening days

  • A San Diego Zoo 1-Day Pass costs USD 78 for adults and USD 68 for children aged 3–11, and includes the guided bus tour, the Kangaroo Express bus and the Skyfari aerial tram; the zoo is open every day of the year.Source: San Diego Zoo, tickets · checked Sep 2026

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Sources and method

Places and coordinates: Wikidata and Tripwoa's open-data place catalog (Overture Maps Foundation, © OpenStreetMap contributors). Photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each image. Practical rules: the official sources linked in each note, checked in September 2026.

How this plan was made: Tripwoa's planner drafted the day order from real coordinates and typical visit times. Each stop was then reviewed, reordered where needed and rewritten with AI assistance. Walking distances are straight-line estimates, so allow a little extra time on real streets.